Top 50 Gluten-Free Lunch Spots to Enjoy in Kitsilano, Vancouver

Jessica H

Amazing!

danisa

Fave gluten free bakery in Kits. The turkey & cheese croissant is a favorite. Alongside their paninis and sweet baked goods. I enjoy stopping here for takeout to bring to the beach for a morning breakfast or late lunch.

Linda Gavsie

Lots of options for celiacs

Erik Standaert

East is East is hands-down one of the most unique and soulful dining experiences you’ll find in the city. From the moment you walk in, you’re enveloped by the cozy, bohemian vibe—dim lighting, live music, and aromatic spices drifting from the kitchen. The décor and ambiance transport you somewhere between Istanbul and Kathmandu. I highly recommend the “Chai Feast”—a rotating selection of dishes from across the Silk Road served tapas-style. Every bite is rich, layered, and made with love. Personal standouts: the Afghan eggplant, lamb kebabs, and the mango butternut squash stew. And don’t miss their house chai—refillable, spiced to perfection, and served with a smile. The staff are warm and knowledgeable, and the entire experience feels like you’re a guest in someone’s beautifully curated home. Whether you’re a meat-eater, vegan, or gluten-free, there’s something flavorful and nourishing here for you. This isn’t just dinner—it’s a cultural experience. Perfect for date night, out-of-town visitors, or when you just need a warm soul-hug in the form of food.

Kelly T

Wonderful food and service. They accommodated our son's peanut and tree nut allergies with ease and were so kind about it, which doesn't always happen. Such a cute vibe and location. Would come again and recommend especially to allergy families (also very gluten friendly)!

Becca

This place was great! As someone with celiac disease, it was so nice to know everything was 100% gluten free, and my non celiac fiance loved the bowl he got too. I had the regular size porchetta with honey mustard, rice pilaf and garden salad and it was delicious and the perfect portion. Will 100% go back next time I am in the city! But do note, there is no bathroom so make sure to not wait until you get to the restaurant like I did, assuming there would be one lol.

Coralie A-M

Lovely staff, good location, good vibes, good food. All gluten free menu except the desserts apparently !

RIZZO 250

Really nice place to relax with a few drinks. Didn't have any food as we had just come from a café but we did get a flight and oh my god. I need to go back to get more if that blueberry basil. Until I do it will stay in my dreams, Highly recommend checking it out. They had indoor outdoor seating. Their menu had things marked as Gluten Free although since we didn't order im not sure if they have a designated fryer or not. Thankyou for the wonderful service staff, you were all so nice 😊

Brooks Nicols

Delicious vegetarian menu including several signature concoctions and several dishes which are also gluten free, or vegan or vegan option. Every food dish is healthy here. At least everything here is served with healthy intent. I only say this because they do serve beer and wine also.

Justin Malhi

A lot of gluten free options, pricey but the food is very solid. Waitress was kind and the vibe was lovely!

Karen O'Shannacery

Celebrating a senior's birthday, 4 of us agreed to Indian Oven for our first contact with them. The reservation process was easy and I could leave notice that one of us had Celiac Disease. I also emailed to see if they had gluten free options. They responded to say they had many dishes that were gluten free, or could be made gluten free easily. We decided to go and are very glad we did! The chef owner himself came out to talk directly to me about my food options, assisting the four of us to order a variety of foods almost all of which were gluten free! They ordered naan (very fluffy) while I ordered the gluten free roti right off the menu. The chef was knowledgeable about food restrictions, and all the staff were very good about keeping the gluten food away from the gluten free! We ordered 4 gluten free share plates (Lamb Rogan Josh, Chicken Tikka Masala, Aloo Gobi plus the Indian Oven Grill, a mixed share plate with Fish Tikka and Prawns, tandoori chicken and chicken tikka, seekh kebab that was wonderful for the other three; I was served the chicken tikka separate from this plate. Veg Jalfrezi rounded out our meal, coupled with a very good plain rice. We also had a litre of wine to share at reasonable cost. All in, we agreed that we must return and enjoy other dishes - for the menu is extensive. No better review than that!

Madison

I love the work out classes, and LOVE that they have so many vegan and gluten free pastries.

S G

Really friendly service. Great atmosphere. Great location. Great gluten free options. Good vegetarian food. It is on the pricey side- that would be my only negative. Think Steak prices for a mushroom dish. I would go again.

Darren L

A great breakfast or brunch spot with a lot of Americana and Canadiana on every inch of the walls! I really enjoy their Eggs Rancheros or Eggs Mexicana. Try their in-house hot sauce with your food (which you can also buy). For you gluten free people, you can sub in gluten free toast for an extra charge and it's actually better than the regular toast!

Tay W

Didn’t understand what all the hype was about this place until a friend and I went…. Wow great quality food, so delicious! My friend loved the gluten free pasta! Will definitely come back!

Dani B

What a fabulous brunch on the patio! Our group of five ordered the mimosa tower which was enough for each of us to have 2-3 drinks. Everyone was very happy with the food, my steak and eggs were incredible. I think these potatoes are the best I’ve ever had. We had members of our party who were vegan, vegetarian, and gluten free and there was something for everyone. The one sidenote would be to skip the $4 side of grilled avocado as it was just one single thin slice so that wasn’t worth the cost.

Cecile Dubois-Herry

Nicer service going this time than a few years ago on the regular as a neighbor! Bathroom was cleaner and atmosphere is still charming. Lots of latte choices, beetroot, chai & matcha all well done and great gluten-free cakes too, especially the red velvet cookie.

Hayley Adeyemi Cloona

I will start by saying this is some of the best Mexican food in Vancouver. Each dish was packed full of flavour with generous portions...but the service...was terrible. I'm not sure if it was the staff on the particular Friday night we went but, I've never experienced such terrible service. The staff were friendly but ridiculously slow and forgetful. It started with when we arrived. We were left standing at the door for 5 minutes while the door staff pottered around doing seemingly nothing, fixing lights and what not. The place had multiple empty tables too, we still had to wait in the cold to be seated. The women who took our order started to take it, once we listed out appys she just turned around and walked away...said absolutely nothing and didn't come back. It took 5 minutes to flag down someone to take the rest of our order. We thought it was random misunderstanding and enjoyed our appetizers. But it took 55 minutes from us finishing our appetizers to get the main course, and when we got it, we needed to request cutlery twice. During that almost hour, our glasses were regularly empty, and it was difficult to flag staff down to request a refill, and once we did, it took even longer to get the next glass. I usually wouldn't complain about something like this only for the place was half empty, the staff stood in the hallway to the kitchen chatting and it wasn't just one staffer, it was multiple bad interactions. We paid almost $150 for food and drinks and only for the food was that good I'd be leaving 1 star. Please speak with and train your staff, your food is too good to have such poor service. I really want to come back and try more, if there is guaranteed better service, especially because almost everything on the menu is gluten free which is rare in Vancouver.

Aman Bhayani

Maenam used to be my favourite spots pre-covid. There food was delicious, like no other, and they gave good portions sizes. Even pre-covid this place was not cheap, but the price you paid matched the quality of service and food, so it didn't matter. This time, such a disappointment. Me and a friend came by to celebrate my belated birthday dinner a few weeks ago, and it was such a let down, that I'm writing this review a few weeks later. Cost was $130.00 CAD for 1 Soup, 1 appetizer, 2 entrées and rice. The soup was good, the meatball appetizer definitely NOT WORTH IT. The entrées were TINY, FLAVORLESS, and DRY. Could have basically just been an appetizer. We ordered: Squid, and stir-fried beef. In addition, before they used to make the Pad-Thai gluten-free and now they don't, only offering the vegan version. Why would I pay $26 for Pad Thai that has no meat? Not worth the price for the amount of food and quality we received. Maenam, you've lost a loyal customer.

Yurii Chukhlatyi

Gluten free base pizza felt like it was served on a cracker. Other than that it’s a very lovely place with good atmosphere.

Rosalie Niebuhr

Three of us waited about an hour in the cold to get inside. I love the vibe inside, I got a good but not outstanding gluten-free meal, service was good but I’m jot sure the whole experience is worth the hour wait outside

Daniel Nanson

Lovely aloo ghobi and basmati rice. Excellent service too. I also really like the atmosphere. We are picky with Indian food, and this did not disappoint. A welcomed addition to the neighborhood! EDITED here: We ordered in for the family and friends and were not disapointed. The gluten free options were great as were the other dishes we tried (lamb biryani, chicken tika masala etc). All wonderfully cooked.

Dominique Matys

Very good food with lots of variety to cater to whatever you may be feeling like, be it tacos, enchiladas, soups. Vegetarian, gluten free, or what have you. Service was friendly and our food arrived pretty quick too.

Mark Duff

Great Canadian restaurant. Fabulous and friendly service. Absolutely wonderful waiter. Great meal served with great courtesy, no better place. Gluten friendly too.

Fateh-Karan Chohan

They have amazing veggie options and gluten free options! Also their drinks are really good and reasonably priced. Sometimes the environment can be a bit overwhelming and it’s a bit dark so grabbing attention of waiter can be an issue. But the service is good

Sage Loughin

Thank you Lily! I recently had to go gluten free for medical issues. Even the cross contamination from products processed in the same factory as wheat might make me sick. So I've gotten paranoid about food I haven't prepared myself. And have become one of those customers that asks annoyingly in-depth questions about food and drink preparation (do you know how stupid it feels to have to ask about gluten in beverages because even a couple droplets from splashed beer could make me sick? What kind of lunatic asks if margaritas are gluten free? Me. That's who). Lily was kind about answering my questions and reassured me that the kitchen takes medical dietary issues seriously. She was really attentive despite her full section and never seemed to be in a rush, giving every table the same amicable service. Sometimes you can see when someone is giving great service but is emotionally checked out deep down (I can't blame them. I've bartended), but Lily genuinely felt like she cared about each of the people in her section. The food came out in perfectly reasonable time considering we were there during dinner rush and it was delicious! I can tell within 10-15 minutes if I'm going to be sick and I'm pleased to say that not only was there no problem with the food, but I'm eating my leftovers now. So much for having lunch tomorrow lol I've been several times before I got sick and had to cut out gluten and the enchiladas were my go to. I'm SO grateful I can still enjoy them. Only thing that wasn't perfect was the noise level. I can't blame them. It's a large, popular restaurant. So we sat on the patio where it was quieter and we could dance in our chairs to the music.

Taliesin River

Got a sandwich here for lunch. Food was great, decor and atmosphere are nice if a bit quirky. They offer gluten-free bread for sandwiches which I enjoyed! Both times I visited there was no one at the counter when I arrived which was a bit awkward. The second time I waited for a while and then ended up leaving because no one arrived.

Tiffany Low

The staff at W. BROADWAY consistently screw up orders that endanger people with celiac health allergies. What’s the point of offering gluten free buns when almost every single time we order gluten free, we almost always get buns with gluten that make my partner unwell?! This is a MAJOR health concern for someone who is seriously celiac and accidentally eats gluten due to Tera staff’s carelessness. Not only can they not eat the food, but we just wasted a good amount of money only for them to go hungry. Not only that, but when we walked in to pick up our order tonight, the person behind the counter was on her phone and didn’t even turn around until I cleared my throat. Two stars for good menu, minus two stars for consistently screwing up the gluten-free orders, minus one star for slow and poor service.

Braxtyn Billey

Last year on April 20th we had Pizzaiolo cater my wedding Everyone absolutely LOVED them!! The food was absolutely incredible, they were clean and efficient and very well priced to top it off. I couldn’t say enough good things about them They were very accommodating and allowed me to choose a couple extra flavours for the menu. They also brought gluten free bases for my guests with celiac The side dishes almost stole the show! The arancini and truffle fries kept flying off the table and my friends and family just loved it. These guys were so friendly and so fun and they kept making pizza after pizza! I’m so grateful to them for lending a hand in such a good memory and for feeding us amazing food and keeping my guests full! I highly recommend them as caterers I still dream about it to this day and my only regret is that i didn’t get to eat more!! 😁

Nicole C

Delicious Thai with plenty of celiac friendly GF options. I found my Pad Thai BKK (I think I got it right, but don't quote me) was flavourful and the portion was huge for the price. The dine-in experience was cozy and the staff were friendly and engaging. It was worth the drive!

Amber MacDonald

Freshest most delicious little noodle place!!! The owner is super nice and friendly. Quick service and they have tons of fresh healthy add-ins - even gluten free rice noodles! Highly recommend for a quick healthy lunch stop!!!

Evan Roll

We just tried this place for the first time - for my daughters b-day party. A mix of regular and gluten free crusts. Honestly the best pizza I have had. Will definitely be ordering from here again.

Dr.Tanya Gee

wonderful authentic indian cuisine! they have gluten free / dairy free options as well! EXCELLENT Service by : RAM! we will definitely be coming back!

Maya

There was pistachio cheesecake and the sign said “gluten free” (it was the only item that stated it was GF) We asked the employee if it was gluten free and he said “I don’t know”

Esther MacKenzie

I needed a gluten free option in a pinch and the staff was very accommodating to my dietary restrictions. They have gluten free buns with they toasted on the grill, not in the toaster, to avoid cross contamination. The frier at this location isn’t gluten free.

Eoin Reilly

Nice atmosphere and location. But my partner is coeliac. And they were not very accommodating. When ordering food, said they could meet allergy requirements. But then when food was being served, they informed half of the dish was not gluten free. And substitutes were inadequate. Was still charged full price and extra for gluten free bread with no apology from staff, which would have been nice. So if coeliac, would not currently recommend until further improvements are implemented.

Nicola Watson

Lots of gluten free choices and beautiful food

Megan Hoy

Good ramen but not sure I'd wait almost an hour again next time. My friend and I put our name in around 1:30pm on a Saturday and were told to expect at least 75 minutes. We ended up getting a table around an hour later. It's nice they have the text system so it gives you a chance to walk around 4th Avenue. I had the negi-goma ramen and added a soft boiled egg. My friend is gluten free and got the classic ramen with the vegan soup and gluten free noodles. She told me ramen danbo is the only ramen place in the city that she's been able to order gluten free noodles. Surpringly the ramen took a while to be served. Not sure if they had to make the vegan broth or get the GF noodles. My broth was really good and had a good sesame flavour. Noodles were good texture, unfortunately they forgot my egg. But I noticed a server and they brought one out on the side quickly. The egg was cooked perfectly and the yolk was nice and jammy. I enjoyed it overall and would go again to try the classic ramen.

Enki Nagano

Buenísimo!!! A gem in Kitsilano!!! Authentic and tasteful Mexican food, with a great service! Don't expect to find TexMex here, dishes are not spicy so they are friendly for everyone. They have gluten free and vegan options!!

Sarah Thomson

Checked with the host before seating that they’d be able to accommodate gluten free at brunch. Discovered later that they had no gluten free bread and all potato is cooked in a gluten contaminated fryer. Disappointing that they couldn’t accommodate, had to eat elsewhere.

Helen Eldredge

Suzanne

Delicious food, great service, interesting atmosphere and fantastic prices. I had the gluten free BLT 🥪 it came with fries and salad for under $16, it was such a good portion that I had two meals out of it!

Shilpa Parveen

The place was such a vibe! Staff was super friendly. I believe there was a staff or maybe the owner (?) whose name was Ranu and I’d love to give a huge shout out to her and the team. They were so kind and super helpful! The food was soooooo delicious. And on top of that, the beef stew was gluten & dairy free, it was so delicious 🥹❤️ definitely try it out folks!!

Kim Lutz

Beware when ordering the rice noodles, if you are ordering because they are gluten free. On two occasions in the last 6 weeks, I ended up with regular noodles, even though the order slip clearly shows that I ordered rice noodles (GF). As someone that eats gf due to an intolerance, this is not ok.

E G

The staff were friendly and very knowledgeable about what was gluten free. As someone who is celiac it's normal to wait for staff to check with the kitchen, but not here. Our waiter knew exactly what I could have and was very patient with going over everything. The food was amazing, and the sashimi just melts in your mouth. Every dish was beautiful and delicious, so I highly recommend this restaurant!

Jessica Doig

My go-to place for Greek take out. I love their traditional recipes, especially the Greek salad! Convenient location on 4th makes it an easy stop via transit. Recommend the prawn souvlaki. If you are gluten-free, you can ask for extra Greek salad instead of the bread that comes with the souvlaki.

Jack Krom

Everything is made in house … gluten free pastas and crackers available . The wines were amazing ! The mushroom risotto was perfectly cooked , the rigatoni Bolognese was superb … this place reminded me of the old pronto on Cambie street , but better ! Will definitely be going back

nikol oren

Amazing food, it's incredible and is worth the not too high price. I personally can't eat many things in other restaurants because I am celiac. But this place offers many gluten-free options, as well as buns for any sandwich you would want, so it makes you feel like you can have basically everything. I definitely recommend if you're in the city.

Joel Finbloom

We used Mr. Falafel to cater our large 200+ person event at UBC. The food was excellent! We received falafel, chicken shawarma, and beef shawarma wraps as well as salads and gluten-free options. Everyone at the conference loved the food, with multiple people coming up to me afterward to tell me how this was one of the best catered meals they've had at a conference or similar event. The staff were professional and timely. I'm vegetarian and I've eaten a lot of falafel and this is one of the best in Vancouver! On a separate occasion (non-catered) I had their falafel & eggplant wrap, which I also really enjoyed. I would highly recommend Mr. Falafel!

Maddison M

My husband and I always order from this place. We recently have been dinning in and can I say the food is some how even better if you dine in! Take out is totally worth it and still delicious. They accomdate for my husbands Gluten Sensitivity and he has had zero issues from them. All the dishes are delish. Best Chinese in Kitsilano. ❤️